ZL Council Meeting with Elders Shurtliff, Ovard, Warren, Woodrow, Clinton, AckermanHealthy lunch for ZL Council Meeting (no one complained)Dollar menu is a valueSister Semba's birthday party (one of many)Volleyball in action

Monday, March 21, 2011

Departure for transfers after the conferenceLet the work beginSisters Etchu, Blyle, Saito, and TanakaPhoto opsElder Andrus making new friends with Elders Kashima, Christy, Takashima, Turner, Robertson and Jensen

Combined Missionaries singing for the Relief Society SistersThe new Japan Sapporo Mission. We love it!The Relief Society Sisters made lunch for over 120 people with less than 24 hours notice. The Hokkaido members have opened their hearts and their arms to the new missionaries.We are little concerned about what the Sendai sisters brought in their suitcasesPresident and Sister Tateoka, Elder and Sister Choi, President and Sister Daniels

President and Sister Tateoka arrived with the last group of missionaries on Thursday night. On Friday, they were able to meet with all of their missionaries for the first time since the earthquake. The missionaries were very sad to say goodbye to the Tateokas. They are an amazing couple and bless the lives of all of us who come to know them. Our loves and prayers are with them as they now focus on meeting the needs of all of the members in the Sendai area.Breakfast with some of our new missionaries from SendaiElders Takeda and Migita on an emergency pillow and blanket run with Sister DanielsManaging the travel logistics of transportation was a challengeThe third group of missionaries flew in directly from the Tohoku area.

The second group of Sendai Missionaries arrived around 1:00pm at Chitose AirportThe first group of Sendai Missionaries arrived at approximately 11:00am on Thursday. They were welcomed to Sapporo with a major snow stormUnfortunately with the announcement of the incoming Sendai Missionaries, we were also informed that the missionaries scheduled to go home in April and May would return the next day. We had to meet Elder Fukuyasu at the airport.We were sad to see Elder Robinson, Chang and Lazenby leave us - especially with such short notice.Instead of a last dinner with our returning missionaries, we had a last breakfast

We had a specialized training meeting on Wednesday, the day we received the announcement that all of the Sapporo Missionaries would be relocated to SapporoWe drove from Asahikawa to Obihiro and were able to visit the ice caves on the wayElder and Sister Gibson and Elder and Sister Goth were visiting Sapporo this past week. It was wonderful to have them in Sapporo when all of the Sendai Missionaries arrived.Asahikawa Zone Specialized Training Meetingp-day activity with the Asahikawa Zone

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Interview on the Japan Sapporo Mission on the Mormon Channel

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The Church in Hokkaido

The Japan Sapporo Mission covers the entire island of Hokkaido - the northern most island in Japan. The mission headquarters is located in the city of Sapporo. WIth a population close to 2 million people, Sapporo is the 5th largest city in Japan. Sapporo has three Stakes, one District with 27 wards and branches. The climate in Hokkaido is very similar to Park City, Utah. There are four distinct seasons with significant snow fall in the Winters, cherry blossoms in the Spring, beautiful summers that avoid Japan's typical rainy season, and colorful Falls. The size of Hokkaido is approximately the same size as the state of Indiana. The missionaries who serve in Hokkaido are lovingly referred to as the "Frozen Chosen"

Megan and Tanner Elton - 2 sons (Eli and Isaac) currently living in Santa Monica, California.

Lauren - Currently attending BYU and teaching at the MTC. Served a mission in the China, Hong Kong Mission.

Ryan - Currently attending BYU and teaching at the MTC. Served a mission in the Taiwan, Taipei Mission.

Shannon - Currently in 12th Grade at Maple Mountain High School

Lee and Terry Daniels

Lee A. Daniels and Terry L. Daniels served in the Japan Sapporo Mission from 2008-2011. We currently reside in Mapleton, Utah. Lee is an associate professor at BYU and teaches International Business and International Marketing. Terry was just called to serve in the YW organization in the Mapleton 5th Ward.